Friday Fill-In

1. It was a dark and stormy night, as it would have been a quite mystical experience to have a night that isn't dark. It was nice to have the storm add to the overall ambiance of the night.

2. I cannot stand books being mistreated, especially burned, so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, I ran into the screen door ( Read more... )

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I wanted to give y'all a heads up about what I think is an awesome giveaway.

There is a company that will have you fill out a survey about your health and lifestyle and then will put together a vitamin pack just for you based on that survey! Awesome of awesomeness (in my 'can't be bothered to fill my vitamin containers at the end of every week' ( Read more... )

Will post an update soon. :)

I'm not sure what I did to the internet. I didn't say its butt looks big in those pants. I didn't forget its birthday (does the internet have a birthday?). I regularly tell the internet - and my computer, for that matter - that they are bright and sexy, and they make the world a better place ( Read more... )

Back in 2006, I was freshly transplanted in Australia with so many new things happening in my life. When the former owner of a writing forum I used to frequent mentioned that he was helping set up a blog network, I jumped at the chance. What better way to help start up my new life?

I originally applied as the scrapbooking blogger, something I laugh ( Read more... )

Argh! I'm a bit peeved right now. Almost all my blogs are down right now ( Read more... )

Heading to the beach with nothing to read? Now you can head out in style with a book from one (or more!) of your favorite authors!

Pump Up Your Book Promotion is hosting our very first Summer Beach Reading Giveaway. Four great authors with 4 chances to win ( Read more... )

The Bloke and I opted for some of our local bike/walk paths for our Saturday fitness walk and, wow, what a difference hills make ( Read more... )

When the bushfires hit Victoria earlier this year, The Bloke and I felt like many other Australians - desperate to do something. Like thousands of other Australians, we went to our local Australian Red Cross building to donate blood and ended up being turned away because there were so many people trying to get in to donate blood ( Read more... )